Why does my image stop working after 1 hour?

The URL on our result page links to a temporary image that is automatically
deleted from our server 1 hour after the image was created. You must
download the image to your Web server and link to it
there (or you can save the image on your computer).

How do I download an image once I make it?

How do I put the image on my web page?

We get a lot of questions about this, and we don't really answer them.
This is because there are *so* many different ways, and it's different for
everybody. The best solution is to download
the image to your computer, and then do what you normally do
to copy an image to your web site. If you don't know how to do this,
consult the documentation from your ISP, and/or the program that you are
using to create your webpage.

Where is my activation/verify code?

The verification email might have been moved to junk folder incorrectly by your email provider. If so, please unmark it as junk/spam to help the email provider classify emails from us correctly.

Sometimes your email host or domain may have a policy that blocks our emails to you. This is usually the case with email domains that are associated with educational institutions. If so, you may want to try signing up for FlamingText using an email with a different domain.

If you still can't find your activation code, contact us and we'll help you out.

How do I change what the logo says or its size?

You can change the font size of all our images by simply entering the
required size in the "Font Size" box when you create the image. As
for the text Color, most of the styles allow you to change this.
Look for "Text Color" on the form that generates the image.
If you see this option, then you can click on the color to change it.
If you do not see this option, then it is not possible to change it.

How do I increase the dpi/resolution of my image for printing?

Increase the size of the image generated from FlamingText.com (try increasing the font size). Ideally you should make your image at least four times as large on FlamingText as the size you want it in print.

If this doesn't work for you, we offer a service of turning logo images in a vector format, which is ideal for print. Not all of the logos on FlamingText can be turned into vectors however. Contact us for more info. (Cost: ~$50 per logo)

How do I use the fonts on my PC in Microsoft Word and other applications?
How can I download my favorite font from FlamingText.com?

Most of the fonts have a link to the original font creator. If there is
no link, then it is a Unix font and will not work under Microsoft Windows.
If you are dead keen on a font try the Resources section and the font links, or use Google.com to search for it.

See the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article for instructions on Adding New Fonts in Microsoft Windows.

I found a cool font on the Internet. Can you please add it?

Short answer: No. Long answer: If you are the font owner and you email
us permission to use the font then we will add your fonts (with links back to your site).
If you are not the font owner, then
you could ask (nicely) the font owner if they would consider letting
us use their fonts (direct them to
https://www.flamingtext.com/fonts/).
How do I find the font owner? Read our help section on how to find original font owner.

But the font is free to use, can you please add it?

Can I use these fonts on my website?

If you would like to use the fonts (not the styles!) for regular text on your
web pages, you can use Microsoft's
Web Embedded Font Tool (WEFT)
to create a font object that you can embed in your web pages and then reference
to display your text in that font.

Your fonts don't work in my language, why not?

We would love to say that FlamingText works in all languages, but it does not.
We have added a European section that
describes the fonts that support the "standard set" of character extensions.
We hope in the future to be able to support a much wider set of languages,
but that is not currently possible.

How can I check if you have my favorite font?

Go to our Font section and use the search in the top right corner of the page. If that doesn't work then start using search engines.
For example: Google.
Usually, I type in the name of the font and "font".

Where can I find the creator/owner of one of your fonts?

For most of our fonts, we have a link to the author (in the Fonts section). However if there is some other font you would like us to add, you will need to find the original font site (no, not just a site that contains it, the *original* one).

If I can't find the original font site, I will pick a couple of font sites
and download the zip file and open the .ttf file. This contains the name
of the font and usually some other owner information. I use this information
to search again for the original font owner.
I have looked for many fonts in my time and always been able to find the
original font owner, so you can too. Please do not ask me to find it for
you.

Can you add my nickname to your "Names" section?

You have my name, but I want different colors/size/font/style...

We are all about flexibility! The "Names" section contains ready-made images
of names in a few styles/colors. If you don't see what you want then goto
Start, find the style that you like and follow
the directions from there to customize the font, colors, etc. to get a perfect
logo of your name.

How do I email an image I made to myself or a friend?

How do I use an image I made for my email signature?

Well usually this is very tricky. But we have tried to make it as simple as possible. And now that we have done the leg work, I am sure you will see this feature pop up on other sites. For Yahoo, Hotmail, USA.net and Outlook first create the logo that you want
to put into your signature. Then click on the link that is on that results page. Follow the step by step instructions.

For all email clients the basic idea is that you set up a HTML signature. And inside that signature you put: <img src=https://yoursite.com/path/to/image.gif>
There are so many emailers out there, we can't provide instructions for
them all. Below are some hints for the most common email clients.

Outlook Express

To save the file, make sure you right-click on the "this file"
link and then select "Save target as..." from the browser's pop-up
menu to save the small signature.htm file this link points to. If
you get an error about the signature being too large or not being a
text file then you have saved the image and not the HTML.

If you have more than one Outlook Express account (i.e. for different members of your family), you have to select which account to use the

signature with. After you click the Set as Default button you need
to click the Advanced button and check the box for the account to use
the signature with before it will work. (Thanks for this tip Melanie!)

In some cases, you may need to restart Outlook Express before your new signature will be used (Outlook Express bug).

Outlook

Make sure that you are not using Microsoft word as your editor.

To save the file, make sure you right-click on the "this file"
link and then select "Save target as..." from the browser's pop-up
menu to save the small signature.htm file this link points to. If
you get an error about the signature being too large or not being a
text file then you have saved the image and not the HTML.

Not free anymore. Definately the nicest system for HTML signatures. Make sure that you select the correct signature name at the bottom, that you would like to send. When you create the signature, make you that you select Send as HTML

AOL

Currently (AOL 6.0), it is not possible to include an image
in your signature. You can insert pictures into your email, but that's about it. I think what you do is save the image to your desktop, then drag the image
into your email. It's a pain, since you need to do it each time.

ezboard

Make sure you have "use custom signature" and "ezcodes" selected when you post.

You can do it from you mail options(The steps to access relevant section in the options might be slightly different for different email providers). If you cannot find it, create a new logo and follow the step-by-step instructions for adding a logo to your signature. They will guide you to the correct page. All you need to do then is delete the logo from signature box and save.

Why does my saved image have the default Microsoft Windows icon and not the usual icon for images?

When I try to open my saved image Windows says it can't find a program to open it. What is wrong?

If your saved image has the default Windows icon or Windows keeps
prompting you for the application to use to open the image when you
double-click on it then you forgot to add the image extension to your
filename when you saved it. All of our images should have either a .gif
or .jpg filename extension. Make sure you add the same extension that was
on our original image filename to your filename when you save your image.
It is not enough for it to show "Save as type: GIF (*.gif)" or "Save as type: JPEG (*.jpg)". You must still enter the extension eg coollogo.gif or coollogo.jpg .

How can I get my image with a transparent background?

Why is my transparent background showing up as black?

If the logo supports transparency, it will be an option in the Background tab when you make your logo.
For transparency to work, the image format has to be PNG. Image format can be changed in the Image tab.

How can I thank you?

The best way is to simply link us!. You
may also like to tell your friends about us, write to magazines, or even
publish information about this site in books, magazines, and e-zines. Every
little bit helps.